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Topic: Compaq TC1000 Tablet on XP (Read 5542 times)

Hi Folks first post here I am not very good with PC's however I was told to put Linux on the above to increase it's speed . This topic has probably been dealt with before but I can't find it . Could some kind soul point me in the right direction.

After having done a little research it looks like you *may* have issues getting the touchscreen/stylus to work with that hardware in more recent versions of Linux .. see here:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1751149amongst other places.

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It seems "xserver-xorg-input-fpit" has been replaced by using "inputattach" as the method for driving your touchscreen .. so you never know it may even be easier in recent Linux distributions .. but it'll most likely still need some experimentation/tweaking.

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so first of all, not having touch a showstopper ?are you willing to try a recent version of Linux and put some work in trying different things to try get the touchscreen to work .. and maybe still fail ?or are you happy to use an older version of Linux where the touchscreen does work, but still takes a bit of configuring ?

Installing Linux shouldn't be an issue, but going back to Windows if it doesn't work out may be .. have you got a way of reinstalling Windows if things go wrong ?

also do you understand Linux will NOT run Windows applications .. so what do you generally use the tablet for ?

Are there any peripherals that must work with it (eg. printer) ? .. can you say which makes/models.

No Linux doesn't need AV (unless you need to scan for Windows viruses on a Linux server that services Windows clients) .. it's not windows, and is much more secure from the get-go

I had a TC1000 a few years back. Lovely little machine. I had Ubuntu working on it perfectly (it needed a tweak or two to get the stylus and handwriting to work, but both were doable relatively easily). Nice little system. I had Call of Duty 1 and GTA Vice City working on it on Linux using the then named Cedega app.In the end it was the keyboard size that did for me. I ended up with constant wrist ache in both arms (I have relatively big hands - 10" span and the keyboard was just too small and lugging a full sized keyboard and mouse round with me was just absurd).

Thanks for replies folks , I am not that bothered about the touch screen working I have never used it I only need the internet , documents and a spread sheet , it is quicker speed I am after most.

I am glad I dont need a AV as even Avast slows it up a bit . There are some good videos on YOUtube about installing linux but I was looking for a step by step guide in print on this site. Could someone post me a link if there is one as I can't find a easy step guide.

I suppose I use a memory stick to store the windows set up before formatting the HD prior to installing Linux ? is that right ?

Mark I have looked at that link and the brains on here blow me away ! I might be out of my depth but unless I can speed up the TC1000 I can't use it , so I will probably have a go .

That depends on which distro you use. Some are better for older hardware, some are not.

An XFCE based distro might be better as KDE and Gnome have larger resource requirements. There isn't a whole lot of difference between Windows 7 and KDE 4.9 on my machine in terms of responsiveness. A lighter Desktop would probably run faster as the overall footprint is smaller. But then I don't use Linux for speed reasons.If you're new to Linux then (somewhat reluctantly) it might be worth thinking about the Ubuntu XFCE release or the Mint equivalent. I'll leave Mark to advise you on that as I'm out of touch with most distros these days.

That depends on which distro you use. Some are better for older hardware, some are not.

An XFCE based distro might be better as KDE and Gnome have larger resource requirements. There isn't a whole lot of difference between Windows 7 and KDE 4.9 on my machine in terms of responsiveness. A lighter Desktop would probably run faster as the overall footprint is smaller. But then I don't use Linux for speed reasons.If you're new to Linux then (somewhat reluctantly) it might be worth thinking about the Ubuntu XFCE release or the Mint equivalent. I'll leave Mark to advise you on that as I'm out of touch with most distros these days.

imho if your new to linux i recommend either linuxmint (xfce) or zorin lite